Baltimore lady trying to decide on LPN school

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Hey Everyone,

New to the site but have read a lot of the post. I am very much interested in going to LPN school. Of course here in Maryland only community colleges offer the porgram so I've explored options for schools outside of MD. Of course there are the many schools in DC (VMT, Comprehensive etc) that off the 1 year programs but they do not offer financial assistance and not to mention DC traffic parking or trying to take the train. I am a single mother of 3 and I need to work full-time. I do have a friend that graduated from VMT but our situations are different. Then I explored the schools in PA. They do offer Financial Aid, Pell Grants etc but its a little further and I havent heard of anyone from MD that actually completed any PA LPN school. And lastly, I've heard people say going to be an LPN is a waste of time because they dont use LPN's anymore except in nursing homes and Medication Assistants make about the same and do the same duties.

I know this is a lot but I'm just trying to get as much info as I can so I can be sure Im making a good decision and solid career change for me and my kids....

Thanks!:heartbeat

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